[FP] Ubuntu 8.04 64bit - FAH SMP Install Procedure in Distributed Computing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20510259 en Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:09:39 EDT Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:09:39 EDT qd for examining queue.dat http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20641536 bbarrera : Install compiler tools

Download qd.c from this page
»linuxminded.xs4all.nl/?target=so···info.dat

Compile qd

Now move qd to your ~/bin and be sure ~/bin is in your path.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20641536 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:29:38 EDT A few more applets if you choose to use them. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20599709 MstrBlstr : CPU Frequency Scaling Monitor

Right click on the top task bar, and click "Add to Panel", go to the item called "CPU Frequency Scaling Monitor".


Hardware Sensors Monitor

First install LM Sensors.


Then you need to install the monitor applet itself.


Then go to "Add to Panel" (see above), and add the item called "Hardware Sensors Monitor".

Edit: Here is a screenshot of the applets.

[ATT=1,c]

The first one is the CPU Frequency Scaling Monitor. You can add as many of these as you have CPU's/cores, and set them to monitor each CPU/core. I should have 4, but I didn't see the need to monitor all 4 cores. If the one is off, then they all are.

The next three are items displayed by the System Monitor Applet. This can be added in the same way as the other two. I have it displaying (from left to right) CPU usage, Memory usage, and Network usage.

The last one is the Hardware Sensors Monitor. Obviously, I have not figured out yet why it is showing "No sensors found!". It is a new Asus MOBO, so I am almost certain that it would have sensors onboard. :hmm:

It should look something like this when displaying correctly though.

[ATT=2,c]

Except for the fact that it should be displaying MOBO temp, and 4 core temps, not just two. The above image is from a Core2Duo chip.
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20599709 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:27:49 EDT Re: [FP] Ubuntu 8.04 64bit - FAH SMP Install Procedure http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20517510 bbarrera : Good to see the options and thanks for posting as I believe some OPs will give Ubuntu a try.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20517510 Wed, 21 May 2008 12:57:30 EDT Origami Project http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20517450 MstrBlstr : As yet another alternative.

said by "Ivo" :
Origami is being developed for Ubuntu and it is built on top of the finstall script. It has remote FAH installation/management capabilities and lately came out as a native Ubuntu package. Maybe it is easier to use Origami instead of the plain finstall, but I do not know.


So, for those with a curious mind. This might be the path that you wish to follow.

»ubuntu-tutorials.com/category/folding/
»https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Foldin···lding.sh]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20517450 Wed, 21 May 2008 12:49:01 EDT Re: [FP] Ubuntu 8.04 USB Installs http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20515131 MstrBlstr : Parking some interesting stuff here.

Quick USB Ubuntu 8.04 install from Windows (non Persistent)
Basic run as is install. Basically like the live CD, but faster.

USB Ubuntu 8.04 Persistent install via Windows
Basic, but allows you to save changes/settings, and have them reload on boot.

Ubuntu 8.04 USB Hard Drive install
Advanced full install. Allows you to use the upgrade feature to keep the distro current. Requires a 4GB USB drive. (External or Flash)

What is the default root password?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20515131 Tue, 20 May 2008 22:56:07 EDT Finstall Folding@home Installation Script http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20512687 MstrBlstr : As an alternative, you can use the FINSTALL script by Ivoshiee, to simplify the install procedure, and have several scripts to use with folding.

This works on many linux distros, and is detailed in the documentation at the end of this section.

Follow these steps, and presto change o, you are done with a nice and effortless install.

1. You need to install the ia32-libs, as mentioned above, for 64bit linux distros.

This is the terminal command for installing the ia32-libs:
It will ask you for your sudo password.
Type it in, and hit enter. It will then complete the install.

2. This will DL Finstall, make it executable, and execute finstall to install FAH.

3. If there is a need to run the FAH client as a service:
Installs folding as a service. Stop the client, run the command, reboot, and folding will start automatically.

4.
Checks the status of your folding client(s).

Starts Folding.

Stops folding.
...
»ra.vendomar.ee/~ivo/finstall_in_action.html
»fahwiki.net/index.php/The_finstall_script

Many thanks to,Ivo, for his help in proofing these for me, and correcting me on a few protocols/typos. And, of course, for his wonderful Finstall script that he has spent many, many, hours developing.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20512687 Tue, 20 May 2008 15:09:31 EDT Re: [FP] Ubuntu 8.04 64bit - FAH SMP Install Procedure http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20512284 MstrBlstr : It is pretty simple once you get past the initial install of the OS. I had a bit of trouble there, getting it to setup the partitions. But lucked out there, and after about the third (or fourth) try, it went through with the install.

The rest was simple. I did compile FahMon as well. Works great.

Still have not had the time to get to the other scripts, but I will eventually.

parkut See Profile has some good ones that I want to try. I have seen a few others around, but I think Bill has a good handle on what needs to be done with scripts.

There is more to come in this thread, so stay tuned.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20512284 Tue, 20 May 2008 14:09:04 EDT Re: [FP] Ubuntu 8.04 64bit - FAH SMP Install Procedure http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20511960 bbarrera : Thanks from the requestor! Its been awhile since I've installed and am planning upgrading to Ubuntu 8.04 as it is a long term support release. To summarize:

- install the 64-bit version of Ubuntu 8.04
- install ia32-libs to allow 32-bit apps to run
- install FAH client

My stuff is organized under the following directory:
~/Library/FAH

Because that parallels Mac OS X. In addition I create a shell script "start_fah" and put "./fah6 -smp -verbosity 9" as the only line. Otherwise we used the same method to deploy FAH on new Linux box (ignoring Foldy monitor reporting scripts)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20511960 Tue, 20 May 2008 13:12:03 EDT [FP] Ubuntu 8.04 64bit - FAH SMP Install Procedure http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20510259 MstrBlstr : Upon request..

This procedure will outline an installation using a Terminal window.

Open a terminal window - "Applications->Accessories->Terminal".

You will be sitting at /home/user. User being the user you are logged on as.

You should see something like this: username@compname ~ $

From this prompt in the terminal, type in these commands one by one, followed by the enter key.

or whatever you want to call your folding dir.
this places you in the folding dir.
this downloads the FAH6.02beta1-Linux client into the current dir set previously.
Extracts the FAH files into the current dir.
this makes the fah executable --- Well... executable. ;)
Enter your sudo pasword and hit enter.

You should wind up with these two files, fah6 and mpiexec, in the new directory. As well as FAH6.02beta1-Linux.tgz file that you extracted from. You can save this, or delete it.

You can check this by typing:
and it should list fah6 and mpiexec as files in the dir.

Before trying to run the fah6 executable, you will need to make sure that you install the ia32-libs, as the client is a 32bit executable. Not to worry though. This was done to make the client cross compatible between architectures. The cores are actually 64bit for the SMP work units, and will be able to take full advantage of your 64bit architecture.

This is the command for installing the ia32-libs:
It will ask you for your sudo password.
Type it in and hit enter. It will then complete the install.

Now you need to run the client for the first time to configure it.
Follow the prompts and answer all questions followed by the enter key. When done, the client will exit.

Now you should be ready to start folding.
YOU MUST ALWAYS use the -smp flag if you are SMP folding. Not doing so, in some cases, has been known to cause you to lose the current SMP unit you were folding.

The "n" being the actual # of cores that you want to fold with. Is not needed, but it is a good idea to always use it. -smp defaults to however many cores the system actually has when >4. It defaults to 4 on anything with 4 cores.

For further info, please see the official FAQ.
»folding.stanford.edu/English/FAQ-SMP#ntoc11

Note: Running fah in a terminal window, is the same as running the Windows console version in a cmd window. The same rules apply. There are ways to run it as a background process, but that is not covered in this procedure.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20510259 Tue, 20 May 2008 04:27:15 EDT